“Whehhh-nnn do you think they’llllll POP(!)?” Thalia notes lines where the berry’s protective shells will split. Nia consults the internet. “It says — Autumn.” “Remember when the toddler called them… boo-boos?” Calliope’s eyes mist at the memory. “Grown and… reaching for the stars… from his unique roots.”
Tomorrow -- Wednesday, September 20, 2023 (9am ET, 8am CT, 6am PT) -- I will be talking with Elaine Pardi about the bittersweet nature of life. We'd love to have you join us in a Mind of Curiosity! Here's your invitation:
Whew! I just climbed out of the berry rabbit hole and found an easy I.D. method: tap the lid of the rabbit hole! My iPhone pinpointed the plant as either “mock orange” or “peppermint.”
🤔🤣 Quite silly. Wiki suggested “hackberry.” Close but no cigar.
🤦🏽 Silly me... Of course this is a “bittersweet vine.” The blurb cautioned that the berries, albeit beautiful, are poisonous to humans! Abstractly this post reminded me of stringing popcorn with cranberries as a kid to decorate our Christmas tree. These berries, with seed, may not be a good candidate. 🤷🏽
I so liked your comment on the kid. That kind of tender thought should remain forever in our brains. Was his “boo boo” in response to seeing the red berry inside? Suggesting blood...
The rabbit hole in red truly suggests what lies inside the shell. Almost resembling citrus segments? 😊
I suspect boo-boo was simply because he was still in the early stages of language development. 🤷🏻♀️
In rabbit hole research I found there are American and an Oriental varieties of bittersweet. Both can be destructive to whatever they climb? Choking them out? Both can be invasive? We've only had a vine or two showing up here or there over the 20 years we've lived here. They are beautiful when the coverings open.
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Tomorrow -- Wednesday, September 20, 2023 (9am ET, 8am CT, 6am PT) -- I will be talking with Elaine Pardi about the bittersweet nature of life. We'd love to have you join us in a Mind of Curiosity! Here's your invitation:
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Whew! I just climbed out of the berry rabbit hole and found an easy I.D. method: tap the lid of the rabbit hole! My iPhone pinpointed the plant as either “mock orange” or “peppermint.”
🤔🤣 Quite silly. Wiki suggested “hackberry.” Close but no cigar.
🤦🏽 Silly me... Of course this is a “bittersweet vine.” The blurb cautioned that the berries, albeit beautiful, are poisonous to humans! Abstractly this post reminded me of stringing popcorn with cranberries as a kid to decorate our Christmas tree. These berries, with seed, may not be a good candidate. 🤷🏽
I so liked your comment on the kid. That kind of tender thought should remain forever in our brains. Was his “boo boo” in response to seeing the red berry inside? Suggesting blood...
The rabbit hole in red truly suggests what lies inside the shell. Almost resembling citrus segments? 😊
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I suspect boo-boo was simply because he was still in the early stages of language development. 🤷🏻♀️
In rabbit hole research I found there are American and an Oriental varieties of bittersweet. Both can be destructive to whatever they climb? Choking them out? Both can be invasive? We've only had a vine or two showing up here or there over the 20 years we've lived here. They are beautiful when the coverings open.